They tell us that Donald Trump is turning over a new leaf.That since he鈥檚 well on the road to his nomination, he鈥檚 going to mix a little Dr. Jekyll with his Mr. Hyde.He鈥檚 hired some skilled campaign vets to help him temper his, well, his temper, so that he can show that he can become more ...
Well, it鈥檚 finally happened. After years of sitting on the sidelines watching other states get a stab at nominating candidates for president, Pennsylvania steps into the spotlight on Tuesday, primary election day.Before cheering the state鈥檚 good fortune, consider this: for Pennsylvania ...
I thought that I knew all there was to know about Jack Roosevelt 鈥淛ackie鈥� Robinson until last week.Thanks to Ken Burns鈥� comprehensive portrait of the man during his two-part, four hour PBS series, simply titled 鈥淛ackie Robinson,鈥� I realized how complex his life story had been.I鈥檇 ...
It鈥檚 too bad that in the entirety of Pennsylvania鈥檚 9th congressional district, not a single Democratic had the gumption or the wherewithal to file papers to run for Congress.It is true that the district, which takes in all or parts of 12 counties, including Fayette, Washington, ...
The cover story in this month鈥檚 edition of Harper鈥檚 Magazine reveals a damning bit of American history.That aside from that scallywag Richard Nixon having made attempts to circumvent the whole U.S. Constitution, he left an even darker legacy.The article鈥檚 writer, Dan Baum, highlighted a ...
Donald Trump wants to build a wall at the border. Democrats should be the party that builds things that count.The party should push the envelope on this one.In addition to roads and bridges, Democrats should become the party that puts the nation鈥檚 costly clutter of overhead wires safely ...